I’m not going to spoiler tag this piece of information because I feel like at this point it’s common knowledge, but there’s no real evidence of any foul play in the case of Elisa Lam. I don’t really think it accomplishes what it set out to do. I would generally agree with that assertion, but I still had trouble getting on board with this book. We know generally what happened to Elisa Lam, so is there a point in reading in detail what befell a young woman with her whole life ahead of her? Here, Anderson is attempting to make the case that there is value in examining not only her life and death, but the way we as a true-crime-obsessed society respond to the loss of a very real person.
I think many people who begin this book, like me, will have at least some idea how this case ‘ends’, in a sense. In Gone at Midnight, Anderson chronicles eye-opening discoveries about who Elisa Lam really was and what-or whom-she was running from, and presents shocking new evidence that may re-open one of the most chilling and obsessively followed true crime cases of the century.Ĭentered around the death of 21-year-old Elisa Lam, a Canadian student visiting Los Angeles who seemingly disappeared from the Cecil Hotel on January 31, 2013, Jake Anderson relives the utter fascination both he and the public at large had with the strange circumstances surrounding this missing persons investigation. Along the way, he exposed a botched investigation and previously unreported disclosures from inside sources who suggest there may have been a corporate conspiracy and a police cover-up. His search for justice and truth became a personal journey, a dangerous descent into one of America's quiet epidemics. In poring through Elisa’s revealing online journals and social-media posts, Anderson realized he shared more in common with the young woman than he imagined. Was Elisa’s death caused by murder, suicide, or paranormal activity? Was it connected to the Cecil’s sinister reputation? And in that video, what accounted for Elisa’s strange behavior? With the help of web sleuths and investigators from around the world, journalist Jake Anderson set out to uncover the facts behind a death that had become a macabre internet meme, as well as a magnet for conspiracy theorists. The only apparent clue was a disturbing surveillance video of Elisa, uploaded to YouTube in hopes of public assistance.Īs the eerie elevator video went viral, so did the questions of its tens of millions of viewers. More than a week later, complaints by guests of foul-smelling tap water led to a grim discovery: Elisa’s nude body floating in a rooftop water tank, in an area extremely difficult to access without setting off alarms. Twenty-one-year-old Vancouver student Elisa Lam was last heard from on January 31, 2013, after she checked into downtown L.A.’s Cecil Hotel-a 600-room building with a nine-decade history of scandal and tragedy. Perfect for Murderinos looking for their next fix… A cold-case mystery that has become an internet phenomenon-and for one determined journalist, a life-changing quest toward uncomfortable truths. A disturbing viral video followed by a shocking discovery. “Outstanding…true crime buffs won’t want to miss this gripping search for the truth.” - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEWĪ Los Angeles hotel with a haunting history.
Given the checkered history of the Cecil Hotel (which was recently named to the Los Angeles registry of historic landmarks), I wouldn’t rule out Jack the Ripper.” - The New York Times “The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles is a palpable presence in Gone at Midnight. Oxygen’s List of “Best True Crime Books of 2020” Selection
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The case that captivated a nation and inspired the Netflix series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel!Ī Fortune Magazine “Most Anticipated Books of 2020” SelectionĪ Goodreads Featured Release for February 2020
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